The Meeker herald., 1887-08-06
STOCK AND nANGR NEWS.
Range news is u scarce commodit,
these DAYS.

tNcbe udNS.
Pete Welch left for Glenwood ycster-
day morning to dispose OF bunch OF
horses. which he purchased while on II
trip through Utah recently.
Every member of the Stock Associa-
ton should Ike on hand next Saturday,
August 18th. Matters affecting the In
will be acted on.
Beef has taken lively drop In the
Denver market, the jobbing price for
dressed falling from $Ia5. 20 per hun
dred To si.50(65 inside Of three days. II
is said that retail prices are also lover.
Mr. hen Price r-tufned on Tuesday
nights stage from Rawiins, where lie re-
c~ivsd twelve head Of line Hereford
bulls. which are now on the way In and
will I've added 10 MesArs. Price X Bowk-
icy's herd.
Tom Baker has bought very fine full
blocded Holstein bull from II. &. Smith
OF the Holstein ranch. As the bull is
= pedigrsed animal Sir. Baker will have
him registered In the American Hol-
stein Herd book.
Among the additions 10 Tng uEn-
AID bunch" this week, will BE- found
the brand OF Harp * Wright, III. enter.
pri,ing proprie,ors Il the Meekcr hotel.
and that OF George Diberi OF Coal
Creek. The H-W cattle range on the
Nine Mile hill. Rawlins road and v!cin.
i,y ot Ni~ckcr. and the q ID stock run ON
Coal Greek and neirhboring range.
Prior to the recent abundant rains,
says the Grand Junction News, every
thing ea,able on the ranges wns sh'iv-
ci.d up; even the wild parsnip that ~
often proves fatal la stock, had Tor
some time failed 10 record n victim.
Now. however. tha, noxions weed Is
fr.shcned and We have reports 10 tie
effect that number of deaths has. &C.
CURED In Mesa count, III the last week,
principally In the CnawscP country.
The situation In the cattle market at
Chicago is considerably brighter. II Il
about time for . matsfiai advance 10
take place. ~ tho outlook for the past
lew weeks has been deusosalixing. and
In som. portions Of thu country Il,
seemed as II the cattle industry was ON
the verge Of panic. The prices have
reached lover notch than a. any time
since 1851. and the raise last week
has put more confidence In the marset-
/ Wbii- thc prosprc, of decided asis ane~
Il not ;iaii-ring. the near future presents
some encouraging features.
A curious rcsul, In the boom In beef
ca,,l. Is that all Mason valley Is b-cnm.
ing iillci up with pianos. Every house
has u piano. aud In some houses ,hcf.
are two. one fof the kitchen and another
for the parlor. A man who came ia
from that section yesterday. having
gone over there 10 look after small lot
OF beef cattle. says he came near not
getting to Hawthorn In tiuIc TOT the
train ,n accoun, of being delayed Mt the
hous. Of u rnnccr with whom he WA,
stopping. The woman Of the huus.
hammered out several tunes fJr him In
the parlor. whil. he was supposed ,o hc
waiting for his supper. When she got
through he was still obliged to wait
nearly half an hour because tn. help
were having concert In the kitchen.-
Virginia New. Enterprise.
The closing Of the Texas cattle trail.
says III. Northwestern Live Stock Jour
nal. hns been under discussion hy sew
. ,,.
week. The great meeting Of drovers''
held In Denver aud their resolution la
turn back the herds" was u myth.
The order OF Sparks opening the trail
to settlement is u myth. The trail
after leaving Texas Is OH or over tue
public lands. and these have ALWAYS
been open Ia settlement under the land
laws. Settlers have for number OF
years been encrnacling upon the trail,
and for the past two years the water
holes have many Of them been under
fence. causing good deal of trouble 10
drivers and adding expense by reason
Of charges for watering the stock. The
present movement was little game of
bluff on the past Of owners OF trail cat
tie to frirhten intending buyers into
immediate purchases. There has been
but n small demand in the north for
Texas cattle this year and very few
sales have been made. Northern ranch
men want few two-year old steers,
but there has been diiierri ce of opin-
ion as 10 prices. causing holding oil.
1t was hoped this talk of going back
would stimulate deals. The truth is
that very few unsold cattle have come
north of the Kansas Pacific railroad, in
Colorado. this year. because Of the linn
tied demand and the fear uf the owners
of not being able TO sell. ltwas deemed
safest TO hold in the Arkansas valley
region. where, If sales were not made.
the herds could be turned loose aud al
lowed TO drift over into the Neutral
Strip. None will return TO Texas, but
many will lie held on the fine grass
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